Winchester, town, Middlesex County, eastern Massachusetts, on the Aberjona River, near Boston; incorporated 1850. It is a residential center with some industry, including bookbinding and the manufacture of timepieces, chemicals, and metal goods. The community, settled in 1640 as part of Charleston, was later known successively as Waterfield, Woburn Gates, South Woburn, and Black Horse Village. About 1850, when neighboring areas were annexed, it was renamed for a local businessman, Colonel William P. Winchester. Population 20,701 (1980); 20,267 (1990); 20,267 (1996 estimate).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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